Manchester is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,459 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Manchester is the 229th largest community in Kentucky.Manchester is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Manchester is a city of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manchester who work in food service (15.59%), business and financial occupations (11.10%), and sales jobs (8.32%). Manchester is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Manchester are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.50% of adults in Manchester have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Manchester in 2022 was $19,003, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,012 for a family of four. However, Manchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manchester also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.15% of its population below the federal poverty line.Manchester is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manchester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manchester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Manchester include English, German, Italian, Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Manchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Italian.
